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    Geography is the study of the Earth and its features, processes, and human relationships with the physical environment. It involves asking questions about places, gathering information from various sources, organizing and analyzing the data, and reaching conclusions to develop understanding of locations and their interconnections. Geography is a unique subject that encompasses both scientific and human aspects by studying both physical landscapes and human activities on Earth's surfaces.

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    Geography is the study of the Earth and its features, processes, and human relationships with the physical environment. It involves asking questions about places, gathering information from various sources, organizing and analyzing the data, and reaching conclusions to develop understanding of locations and their interconnections. Geography is a unique subject that encompasses both scientific and human aspects by studying both physical landscapes and human activities on Earth's surfaces.

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    Geography is the study of the Earth and its features, processes, and human relationships with the physical environment. It involves asking questions about places, gathering information from various sources, organizing and analyzing the data, and reaching conclusions to develop understanding of locations and their interconnections. Geography is a unique subject that encompasses both scientific and human aspects by studying both physical landscapes and human activities on Earth's surfaces.

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    The passage discusses the meaning and purpose of geography, as well as the skills needed for geographical understanding.

    The main skills needed for geographical understanding are asking questions, gathering information, organizing information, analyzing information, and answering questions.

    The two broad divisions of geography are physical geography and human geography.

    What is Geography?

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    Geography is …

    all around us!


    Questions on your mind …
    • Are you interested in the world
    all around you?

    • Do you want to be able to make


    informed decisions about where
    to work, where to live and where
    to go on holiday?

    • Are you concerned about the


    environment?

    • Do you want to develop skills you


    will find useful long after you
    have left school?
    What does Geography mean to you?
    • In groups of 5 or 6, brainstorm the
    meaning of Geography.

    • You can put down anything you think


    Geography is about or related to. Take
    about 15 mins to brainstorm and put
    down the ideas on the paper provided.

    • When completed, the class will go for a


    “Gallery Walk” around the class to find
    out what other groups have
    brainstormed.

    • Finally, we will all conclude on the


    meaning of Geography!
    What is Geography?

    “Geography” - 2 Greek words


    geo (Earth)
    graphy (writing/ description)

    It is a subject that studies…

    • Earth’s surfaces and processes that


    shape it

    • relationships between humans and


    physical environments
    Purpose of Geography

    is to develop …
    • the knowledge and understanding of
    where we live, other places, how people
    and the places interrelate Earth’s
    surfaces and processes that shape it

    • the skills needed to carry out


    geographical study (eg, enquiry,
    mapwork and fieldwork) – 3Ws, 1H

    • interest in, and to encourage an


    appreciation of the world around us

    • develop concern for the world around


    us and an ability and willingness to take
    positive action both locally and globally
    But, knowing one isolated geographical fact does not mean
    there is geographical understanding!

    For example: Knowing Mt Everest is the highest peak (8850m)


    in the world is not understanding geography …unless we
    seek to understand

    Why it is How its location


    the highest influences the
    peak? political
    security,
    downstream
    How is it flooding and
    created? access to water
    of the
    surrounding
    areas?

    Therefore, understanding Mt Everest in terms of the interlinked


    physical processes and human activities is then truly
    geographical understanding!
    Geographical skills
    for geographical understanding
    1. Ask questions
    • “where”, “why”, “what” & “how”
    Geographical skills
    for geographical understanding
    2. Gather information
    • Primary information (surveys, fieldwork, fieldtrips)
    • Secondary information (variety of sources like
    newspapers, reports, photographs, etc.)
    • Locate, collect, observe & record information
    Geographical skills
    for geographical understanding
    3. Organise information
    • Sorting and presenting the information in the
    forms of tables, charts, maps, diagrams or graphs
    Geographical skills
    for geographical understanding
    4. Analyse information
    • Find patterns, relationships, connections,
    similarities, differences
    Geographical skills
    for geographical understanding
    5. Answer questions
    • Reach a conclusion or understanding
    Geography is a most unique
    subject
    WHY?
    It encompasses many aspects
    of both Arts and Science
    disciplines.
    Generally, there are 2 broad divisions of
    Geography
    PHYSICAL HUMAN
    GEOGRAPHY GEOGRAPHY
    • study of physical • study of human landscape
    features of the earth
    • describe and explain the nature
    • describes distribution &
    and patterns of various human
    processes leading to their
    features and activities
    formation of natural features
    • examines relationships between
    humans and their environment

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